Project Grant CLSS00000089922

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service awarded a $116,100 Project Grant to the Watts-Caney Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. under the Community Facilities Loans and Grants program (CFDA 10.766). The funding will be used to construct, enlarge, extend, or otherwise improve community facilities that deliver critical services to rural residents in the Lost Creek, KY area. As a sub-awardee, Watts-Caney Volunteer Fire Department has previously utilized other federal grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Agriculture, totaling over $400K, to acquire firefighting equipment and vehicles, make facility improvements, and provide disaster relief services. This latest Project Grant, with a performance period from January 2025 to January 2027, will further enhance the fire department's capacity to serve its local community through fire protection, rescue operations, and disaster response.